Earthquake details

Thursday, August 17, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, August 17, 1995 at 00:59 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Turpan (China - CN), about 157.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 88.800 and latitude 41.559.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	41.559, 88.800
UTC time	1995-08-17 00:59:57.730

Location	Turpan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1995-08-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Turpan	157.7 km
Korla	221.3 km
Ürümqi	268.2 km
Changji	298.7 km
Shihezi	379.4 km
Sandaohezi	402.5 km
Kumul	413.2 km
Dushanzi	446.0 km
Wusu	463.5 km
Kucha	488.4 km
Xinyuan	500.6 km
Dunhuang	518.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Turpan China · 2025-12-12 03:04 UTC	123.6 km
M 4.5 Turpan China · 2025-11-19 18:45 UTC	242.4 km
M 4.9 Ürümqi China · 2025-07-09 18:39 UTC	170.1 km

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